On the recordJanuary 18, 2005
I think part of the reason you were hesitant to talk about the torture issue yesterday had to do with the fact that you don't want to define 'torture' too much, because you want a little bit of wiggle room.
Barack Obama: “I think part of the reason you were hesitant to talk about the torture issue yesterday had to do with the fact that you…”
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Obama comments on the administration's approach to defining torture.
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